By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical encumbrances, the subjects that I wanted to pursue in college.
I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies. - Sidney Altman
I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies.
- Sidney Altman
I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants. - Sidney Altman
I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. - Sidney Altman
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.
Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in Colorado when I decided to enroll as a graduate s… - Sidney Altman
Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in Colorado when I decided to enroll as a graduate s…
By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical … - Sidney Altman
By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical …
The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth. - Sidney Altman
The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.
My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo… - Sidney Altman
My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo…
Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to follow our own thoughts and inspirations in a time of relative… - Sidney Altman
Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to follow our own thoughts and inspirations in a time of relative…
About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and i… - Sidney Altman
About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the elements. For the first time I saw the elegance of scientific theory and i…
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